Suspension-hook.



J. B. MQINTIRE. SUSPENSION HOOK.

APPLIGATIOH'I'ILED JAN. 21, 1908.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. Jan. 5, 1909.

Application filed January 21, 1908. Serial No. 411,904.

.Mitohell, in the county of Lawrence and State of Indiana, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Suspension- Hooks, of which thefollowing is a specification. a

The object of this invention is an improved device which isdesigned tobe attached to tickets, books, papers or similar objects and to suspendthe same in a substantially vertical position as may be desired forfiling, displaying purposes or the like. And a further object of theinvention is a device of the character described which when employed inconnection with a file, efiects' the greatest economy of space andpermits thev quick removal of any desired object suspended in the file,and which renders said objects readilyaccessible and easily andconveniently rearranged. I

With these and other objects in view that will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructionsand arrangements of parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe andclaim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof,reference is to be had to the following description and the accompanyingdrawing, in w 'ch:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a case showing my improved suspensionhooks applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof. Fig. 3 isa perspective view, and, Fig. 4 is a detail View in horizontal sectionof the attaching member.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the samereference characters.

This improved device embodies a suspension hook 1, comprising a hookportion 2 and anattaching portion 3, and is preferably constructed of anintegral strip of wire or the like doubled upon itself near one end, toform twosubstantially parallel spaced members 4 which constitute theattaching portion, the said extremity of the strip. being curvedlaterally, as shown, and the strip extending parallel thereto to form awinding passage at the up or end of the attaching portlon. The strip tence curves upwardly beyond such end, as indicated at 5, to form thehook por-' tion 2, the extremity 6 of which extends downwardly, asshown, and terminates above and in vertical alinement with the attachingportion 3. This hook is designed to be s'ecured to the object to befiled by means of a fastener 7 which passes through said object near theupper end thereof and between the spaced members 4 of the attachingportion, the ends of such fastener being spread out laterally as shownto hold the fastener in position in the object and to secure the hook tothe latter. From this arrangement, it will be noted that the suspendedobject may be quickly detached from the hook, by pushing the fastenerupwardly between the spaced members 4 of the attaching portion 3, thewinding passage at the upper end of the latter serving to efiectuallyprevent accidental disengagement of the fastener from the hook.

In the practical use of my improved device, the hook portion 2 isinserted in an upwardly facing groove formed in the filing case, asclearly shown in Fig. 1, with the extremity of said hook'portion restingon the-bottom of the groove and serving as a swivel by means of whichthe object may be freely turned as desired. Since the extremity of thehook portion is in alinement with the attaching portion 3, the objectwill obviously be'suspended in a substantially vertical osition. Thehooks may be uickly removed rom the groove to ermit t e rearrangementof-the objects int c filing case, or the like, and may be slidlongitudinally in the groove to vary the distance between the objectsand render them easily accessible.

From the above description in connection with the accompanyin drawing,it will be. seen that I have provi ed a simple, durable and efficientconstruction of device of the character described which is most handyand may be conveniently employed for various other purposes that willpresent themselves to the user.

Having thus described the invention, what Iclaim is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising a suspension hookconstructed of an integral strip doubled upon itself intermediate of itsends to form spaced members constituting the attaching portion of thehook, said strip being curved upwardly to form the hook portion, theextremity of which extends downwardly toward and'terminates above and inalinement with the attaching portion, and a fastener passing between thespaced members of the attaching portion, and adapted to secure the sameto the object to besuspended.

2. A device of the character desclibed;

comprising a suspension hook construct-ed of an integral strip doubledupon itself intertween the spaced 7 members of the attaching portion,and adapted to secure the same to the object to be suspended, saidattaching portion being formed at its upper end with a winding passage,as and {or the purpose specified.

3. A device of the character described,

comprising a suspension hook constructed of an integral strip doubledupon itself near one end, to form substantially parallel spaced membersconstituting the attaching portion of the hook, the said end beingcurved laterally and the stripcoacting therewith, to form aWindingassage, said strip being then bent upwardly eyond such end toform the hook portion, the extremity of which extends downwardly towardand terminates above and in alinement with the attaching portion, and afastener passing between the spaced members of the attaching portion andadapted to secure the same to the object to be suspended.

in testimony whereof I alhx my signature in presence 01' two Witnesses.

JOHN B. MoIN-TIRE. [L. s]

Witnesses JOHN E. MOLONEY, v NIALCOLTQIIIEMCQVOY.

